1972 NFL NFC West standings

Name: 1972 NFL NFC West standings
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The San Francisco 49ers won the 1972 NFL NFC West division race at 8-5-1, 1.5 games ahead of the Atlanta Falcons. It came down to the final days: the San Francisco 49ers did not lead for good until Week 13.

The 1972 playoffs, game by game

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NFC West standings, 1972

Team	W	L	T	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
San Francisco 49ers (SF) y	8	5	1	.607	-	6-3-1	W2
Atlanta Falcons (ATL)	7	7	0	.500	1.5	5-5	L2
Los Angeles Rams (LA)	6	7	1	.464	2	4-6	L2
New Orleans Saints (NO)	2	11	1	.179	6	2-7-1	L3

Final standings.

Clinch key

y: clinched the division

Turning points

The lead changed hands 6 times.
The San Francisco 49ers trailed by as many as 2 games in Week 6.
The San Francisco 49ers took first place for good in Week 13.
The Los Angeles Rams led by 1.5 games as late as Week 8.
The San Francisco 49ers went 6-2 from Week 6 to Week 14, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 1.5 games.
Three teams held first place.
The San Francisco 49ers spent 6 of the season's 14 charted weeks in first place.